St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-14
THE SE ENATE.
Gov. McGill's Appointments Raise
q Little Muss.


The senate opened yesterday morning
without prayers Chaplain Allison being
absent. Three petitions urging the sub
mission Of a prohibitory constitutional
amendment, o ne referring to the proposed
hygiene temperance instruction. and one
upon the age OF consent. were read and re-
ferred. Senator Crandall offered a resolu-
tion for the appointment of Z. E. Adams,
Luther E. Osborne and Fl. E. Ives to COM
mittee clerkships. Discussion ensued and
it was laid over for debate. Resolutions
by Mr.. Edwards, requesting the railroad
committee to investigate the heating of
cars and the danger of fire, and to draft a
bill, and by Mr.. Bowen, asking for the ap-
pointment of a committee of five to look
into the alleged discrimination of freight
rates. were submitted, the former being
adopted and the latter sent to the railroad
committee. A resolution to furnish each
senator with copy of the revised statutes
of 1878 was adopted. The following are
the bills introduced:
Mr.. Oswald-LegaliZing the records of GER
tifcateS executed under section IL, chapter
81, relating to the foreclosure Of mortgages.
judiciary. ~.
Mr.. Hixson-To provide freedom of traffic
in this state. Railroads.
Mr.. Swenson-Amendirg section 2, chapter
206, laws of 1855, relating to the labor of loco
motive engineers. Judiciary.
Mr.. Ward-To repeal sections 115 to 123,
chapter 6, statutes of 1878, relating to tue in
spection of Illuminating oils, was to
ALB )LIsH THE OFFICE
of oil inspector. Judiciary.
Mr.. Notwithstanding section. 81, chap
ter 3d. statutes of 1878. relating to corpora
tionS, so as to compel railroad corporations to
construct cattle guards. Corporations.
Mr.. Woodworking for the examination
and adjustment of certain alleged claims of
w. H. Dyke, of Faribault. Claims.
Mr.. Goodrich-To declare and protect the
legal personal rights Of married women. Ju-
dietary.
Mr.. Goodrich-To place the inmates of in
sane asylums under the protection of the
laws by securing to them their postal rights.
Judiciary.
Mr.. Clark-Amending section l, chapter 20,
statutes of 1873 relating to the preservation
of game, changing the date from May l to
Jan. l. Judiciary.
Mr.. Hoard-To emp over the University of
Minnesota to dispose of the experimental
farm at Lake Minuetonka. University Lands.
Mr.. Pope-For the relief of iudigent ex-
oldiers, sailors and marines. and appropriat-
ing 100000 for soldiers home. Soldiers
home.
Mr.. Dodge-To amend section II. chapter
120 statutes of 1878, relating to county jalls.
Judiciary.
Mf CIduudll-AnenulnS SecllOn D, tltle ..
chapter Z, statutes of 1878, relating to fees of
county officers, so as to increase the salary of
Judges of probate 500. Judiciary.
Mr.. Comstock-To approp riate S60000 for
proposed state normal school at Moorhead.
Normal schools.
Mr.. Burkhardt-To appropriate an addi-
tional 81, 900 per annum for the support of
high schools. Education.
Mr.. Compton-To establish the fees of
grand and petit jurors at So per diem, with
10 cents per mile mileage. judiciary.
Among local bills passed, under suspension
of the rules, were one by Mr.. Finseth, legal
izing the incorporation Of the village of Ken
yon, Goodhue county, and another by Mr..
Bowen changing the time of holding terms of
district court in the Ninth judicial district.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
were next in order. and the judiciary COM
mittee recommended the passage of Senator
Comstocks personal-injury bill. and the in
definite postponement of Senator Nachbar's
bill regulating the toll of grist mills On Mr..
Nachbar's amendment his bill was referred to
the committee of the whole. The boom COM
mittee recommended the passage of Senator
Clough's bill reducing the fees for scaling
logs from to cents, and the committee on
banks recommended the passage OF Senator
Oswald's bill relating to savings banks. Sem
ator Finseth, of the committee on mileage
reported the amount OF mileage al
lowed to each senator. Senator Chapman
recommended the passage of his bill making
the laupcrs of lie Sueur county town
charge. 1t was referred to the judiciary
committee.
GOV MGILL'S APPOINTMENTS
were then taken up in executive session.
In addition to those already published the
appointment of II. B. Willis as state oil
inspector was announced and of Stephen
LOvejoy. surveyor general of logs for the
Minneapolis district. A. G. Hospes for the
Saltwater district, Alexander Frazer for
the Duluth district and Hugh Thompson
for the CrookSton district. A decided kick
was made by Senators Durant and Clough
against the appointment of Aiessrs. Lovejoy
and Hospes. and Senator Keller objected
strongly to the appointment OF h. G. StOr-
dock as state warden, in place of J. A.
Reed. Mr.. Keller's remarks were to the
effect that Mr.. Stordock was not a tit man
for the position. His record as a member
of the commission TO locate the third asylum
for the insane had proved his liability to
neglect duty. Mr.. Keller was of the opinion
that it was hardly the right thing to dis
place so faithful an official as Warden Reed
to make room for
MAN LIKE STORDOCK.
There were other gentlemen present who
concurred in Mr.. Keller's remarks, and it
was easy to be seen that the governors ac-
ton in the wardenship matter was exceed
lngly diStaSteful to a number of Republi-
cans, who might vote to confirm Stordock's
appointment for reasons of party policy
rather than personal inclination. Finally